Sweat-band for hats.



S. WERNER. swm mo FOR ms. APPLlGATlON FILED MAR. 8, 1916 Patented Jan. 21,1919.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL ER, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

SWEAT-BAND FOR HATS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it lmown that I, SAMUEL WERNER, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sweat-Bands for Hats, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to sweat bands for the inside of hats and consists of a band made of several pieces of sweat resisting material arranged end to end to make substantially a continuous band, the object of the invention being to aid in the adjustment of the band, better ventilation about the band and cheapness of construction, as will be more fully explained and the details described in the following specification, set forth in the appended claims and illus trated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1, is a perspective view of a cap looking into the same and showing the improved sweat band.

Fig. 2, is a vertical sectional view of the cap looking toward the rear.

ig. 3, is an elevation of the front section of the band.

Fig. 4, is a similar view of one of the side rear sections.

A sweat band of one piece as heretofore used often becomes uncomfortable because it tends to wedge the hat on the head of the wearer on account of the even surface around the head and consequently confining the heated air within the hat.

The present invention provides a sweat band made of several pieces, the part 5 being adapted to fit the forehead of the wearer and is located within the front of the cap. It is highest at the center and slopes toward the ends, its lower edge being stitched to the front edge of the cap.

Along the inner sides and at the rear of the cap are also stitched the two sections 6,

one of them being shown in Fig. 4 and the two may be joined at the rear of the cap by the knot 7 of ribbon or cord. These two sections are high at one end 8 and taper to almost a point at the other end 9.

Specification of Letters Patent.

- nating at the sides,

Patented J an. 21, 1919.

Application filed March 8, 1916. Serial No. 82,784.

It is obvious that the shapes shown and described are not absolutely essential as it will be seen that this band permits the cap to be stretched about the head without the resistance of both band and cap.

The joints of the band at the ends of the sections permit of the access of air to the interior of the hat and perforations such as commonly used in sweat bands may be provided as shown.

As a source of economy small pieces of leather may be used to make up these bands and scraps can be cut to appropriate shapes to provide the. sections above described. This construction is especially desirable where sweat bands are needed for cheap grades of caps. These sections may also be let down below the cap for protecting the head, face and ears particularly in cold weather, a feature almost impossible with the single piece sweat band.

What I claim as new is:

1. In a sweat band, the combination with a hat, of an interior band of several pieces abutting each other at the rear of the hat and overlapping each other at the sides of the hat.

2. In a sweat band, the combination with a hat, of a front flexible band section termiand side sections overlapping the ends of the front section and abutting each other at the rear of the hat, the whole being stitched to the edge of the hat so that they may be separately folded downward and outward.

3. A sweat band for hats or caps comprising segmental sections engaging at the sides and rear portions of the hat or cap.

4. A sweat band for hats or caps comprising segmental sections adapted to be secured within the hat or cap and having portions overlapping at the sides.

Signed at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, this 17 day of February, A. D. 1916.

SAMUEL WERNER.

Witnesses:

SADIE ROSENFELD, EMIL J. WERNER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G." 

